When Churches Work Together

When churches work together, needs are met, communities are blessed, and lives are transformed by the power of Christ. Sometimes people accuse the Christian Church of operating as a silo and not working together. The story you are about to read is living proof that is not the case in Anaheim/North OC.  Meet Guillermo. Right…

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Paving the way forward at City Church

  In 2014, City Church was permanently entrusted with the legacy of our beautiful campus in Downtown Anaheim. This blessing from the hand of the Lord has been the gift that keeps on giving. We absolutely love our campus. It has become home. Over the years, God has also blessed us with the ability to…

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Loving our community is easier than we think.

I’m going to piggy back on a message from Guest Pastor Lisa Toney given at City Church. If you missed it, take a bit to watch or listen to it. During one section, she talked about coming up with a personal strategy to reach her love her neighbors and reach her community. You can get…

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Advancing God’s Kingdom by LETTING GO

Exodus 2:3 says “When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank.” In this clip, I tried to emotionally imagine the moment when Jochebed placed her newborn son into a floating…

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21 things God did in 2021

  It might just be me, but this year felt like it flew by faster than any I can recall. Despite everything that’s happened, God has been faithful to all of us at every step. With respect to City Church specifically, here are 21 things God unmistakably did in the last year. 1. God helped…

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God gives you permission to be yourself

  When are you your most joyful self?   Think about it. Is it when you’re alone reading a good book, quietly soaking in the elements around you? Is it when you are surrounded by your favorite people? Is it when you are productively crushing a task? Is it when you are playing a sport…

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How to deal with disappointment

  Life is full of disappointment. Have you noticed? As it happens, I’m writing this post during the holiday season (which can amplify feelings of letdown even further). All of us experience the blows of the fallen world from multiple different sources… perpetually. I have often experienced this as a broad-sweeping sense of sadness from…

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Why go to church?

  In this day and age, there is an overwhelming trend away from all things “church.” Apparently though, it is actually nothing new. It was even an issue for some of the first Christians shortly after Jesus ascended to Heaven. We know this to be the case because the writer of Hebrews even addressed it…

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When faith isn’t making sense…

  At some point, most of us face moments when (we feel as if) our best efforts to follow God just aren’t adding up. The health issue we prayed would get better… gets worse. The sick loved one we had hoped for God to heal passes away. The friendship where we tried to “own” our…

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Next time you get frustrated…

  Back in college (and shortly thereafter), I lived with a bunch of dudes. For the most part, we kept a really clean house. Ladies were often surprised by it when they came over. We tried our best to keep the clutter to a minimum, wash the dishes after every meal, and ensure the downstairs…

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